Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. First victory in a match by an African team. Last edition with 16 teams.
2. Highest average goals scored per game. Two memorable games are played in Bern.
3. Lowest number of European nations competing.
4. First goal scored from the corner spot (Olympic goal); six top scorers.
5. Yellow and red cards, and player substitutions, are introduced; Brazil becomes the first 3-time champion.
6. Qualification rounds are played for the first time.
7. "Willie" becomes the first mascot of a FIFA World Cup; first time that an Asian nation reaches the quarter-finals; first hat-trick in the final.
8. First walkover by a team. First time that the host doesn't win the tournament.
9. The tournament is decided by a final group stage, instead of a single match. First staging after WWII.
10. Every team managed at least one point; First WC match to end in a goalless draw; Pele leads Brazil to their first title.
11. The FIFA World Cup Trophy is awarded for the first time. Format changed to two group stages.
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